The 1982 Nevada gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Governor of Nevada. Incumbent Republican Robert List ran unsuccessfully for re-election to a second term. He lost to Democratic nominee Richard Bryan by 11.7%.

This was the most recent election in which Nevada's incumbent governor lost re-election until Democrat Steve Sisolak's defeat in 2022.

Republican primary Candidates Robert List, incumbent governor of Nevada Michael Moody, U.S. Army veteran Edward E. "Ned" Eyre Jr.

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Richard Bryan, state attorney general Myron E. Leavitt, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Stan Colton, state treasurer June Carr Cher Volin Carl Hunt

Results

General election Candidates Richard Bryan (D), state attorney general Robert List (R), incumbent governor of Nevada Dan Becan (L)

Results

County results County Richard BryanDemocratic Robert ListRepublican None of TheseCandidates Dan BecanLibertarian Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Carson City5,85447.86%5,59245.72%4924.02%2942.40%2622.14%12,232Churchill1,89737.70%2,94458.51%1222.42%691.37%-1,047-20.81%5,032Clark75,45660.31%44,66735.70%3,0532.44%1,9461.56%30,78924.61%125,122Douglas2,65037.25%4,07957.34%2092.94%1762.47%-1,429-20.09%7,114Elko2,47440.60%3,38855.60%1151.89%1171.92%-914-15.00%6,094Esmeralda32453.20%23538.59%203.28%304.93%8914.61%609Eureka29045.24%32350.39%203.12%81.25%-33-5.15%641Humboldt1,28444.49%1,46450.73%832.88%551.91%-180-6.24%2,886Lander75045.51%83150.42%442.67%231.40%-81-4.92%1,648Lincoln76547.05%78248.09%493.01%301.85%-17-1.05%1,626Lyon2,67646.52%2,69346.82%2133.70%1702.96%-17-0.30%5,752Mineral1,24753.87%92640.00%944.06%482.07%32113.87%2,315Nye2,20753.58%1,74042.24%922.23%801.94%46711.34%4,119Pershing61346.26%64448.60%413.09%272.04%-31-2.34%1,325Storey43451.42%34140.40%465.45%232.73%9311.02%844Washoe27,29846.22%28,18247.72%2,1103.57%1,4682.49%-884-1.50%59,058White Pine1,91357.38%1,27338.18%912.73%571.71%64019.20%3,334Totals128,13253.44%100,10441.75%6,8942.88%4,6211.93%28,02811.69%239,751

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Carson City Clark Esmeralda Mineral Nye White Pine

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